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Chapter XVII
SOUTH AND NORTH. We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point. That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party. I had left my best pleasure behind me. Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
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later than; following
From this reading “We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I had left my best pleasure behind me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had left my best pleasure behind me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
later than; following
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
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From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOUTH AND NORTH.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
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From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
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From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
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From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
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From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
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From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had left my best pleasure behind me.
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From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOUTH AND NORTH.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
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From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
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From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
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From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
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From this reading SOUTH AND NORTH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
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From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
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From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly I enjoyed Catskill, and Trenton Falls, and Niagara, after some sort; but there was nothing in them all like my walk to Number Four.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, it was a round of pleasure to the rest of the party.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
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From this reading We made a round of pleasure after leaving West Point.
